GAMBIA VS SLOVENIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

Click Country Link To Compare

	SLOVENIA		GAMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	4,350	3	1,007	+ 3,344
Stroke	2	2,378	4	802	+ 1,576
Lung Cancers	3	1,517	38	34	+ 1,483
Hypertension	4	1,059	22	172	+ 887
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	894	52	11	+ 883
Falls	6	851	29	83	+ 768
Lung Disease	7	811	19	206	+ 606
Alcohol	8	615	50	12	+ 602
Breast Cancer	9	582	40	26	+ 556
Prostate Cancer	10	573	43	21	+ 552
Lymphomas	11	559	51	12	+ 548
Liver Disease	12	516	14	323	+ 193
Influenza and Pneumonia	13	495	1	1,340	- 845
Suicide	14	495	25	113	+ 382
Pancreas Cancer	15	492	53	6	+ 487
Alzheimers & Dementia	16	452	28	89	+ 363
Stomach Cancer	17	410	47	14	+ 396
Diabetes Mellitus	18	409	15	290	+ 119
Liver Cancer	19	342	12	377	- 35
Inflammatory/Heart	20	288	32	59	+ 228
Leukemia	21	271	59	2	+ 269
Bladder Cancer	22	254	56	4	+ 250
Other Injuries	23	244	21	194	+ 50
Parkinson's Disease	24	236	37	34	+ 202
Skin Cancers	25	229	68	0	+ 229
Rheumatic Heart Disease	26	182	41	24	+ 159
Oral Cancer	27	174	71	0	+ 174
Kidney Disease	28	172	16	266	- 93
Ovary Cancer	29	147	61	2	+ 145
Uterin Cancer	30	127	66	1	+ 126
Road Traffic Accidents	31	126	6	695	- 569
Oesophagus Cancer	32	111	54	5	+ 106
Endocrine Disorders	33	111	17	230	- 119
Other Neoplasms	34	83	57	3	+ 80
Epilepsy	35	75	35	43	+ 32
Cervical Cancer	36	73	23	145	- 72
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	66	33	56	+ 9
Congenital Anomalies	38	59	11	383	- 324
Multiple Sclerosis	39	42	58	3	+ 39
Rheumatoid Arthritis	40	36	62	2	+ 34
Drug Use	41	29	39	28	+ 1
Violence	42	23	20	195	- 172
Low Birth Weight	43	20	8	662	- 641
Drownings	44	20	30	69	- 49
Asthma	45	20	24	134	- 114
Tuberculosis	46	17	10	445	- 428
Schizophrenia	47	11	85	0	+ 11
Fires	48	10	31	67	- 57
Skin Disease	49	6	44	19	- 12
Meningitis	50	6	18	229	- 223
Poisonings	51	5	36	42	- 37
Diarrhoeal diseases	52	5	9	626	- 621
Oral conditions	53	4	82	0	+ 4
Appendicitis	54	3	55	5	- 2
Syphilis	55	2	34	55	- 52
Maternal Conditions	56	2	13	345	- 344
Birth Trauma	57	2	5	754	- 753
Hepatitis B	58	1	46	14	- 12
Tetanus	59	1	45	18	- 17
Anemia	60	1	83	0	+ 1
War	61	0	69	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	62	0	60	2	- 2
Upper Respiratory	63	0	64	2	- 2
Malnutrition	64	0	26	110	- 110
Encephalitis	65	0	48	14	- 13
Pertussis	66	0	27	99	- 99
Hepatitis C	67	0	65	1	- 1
Otitis Media	68	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	69	0	76	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	70	0	2	1,125	- 1,125
Chlamydia	71	0	70	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	72	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	73	0	63	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	73	0	- 0
Measles	76	0	49	13	- 13
Diphtheria	77	0	67	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	81	0	7	674	- 674
Schistosomiasis	82	0	42	23	- 23
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GAMBIA

Slovenia

Gambia

THE INTELLECTUAL EXERCISE

The point of this intellectual exercise is to measure what would happen if two countries shared the same leading causes of death. To make these comparisons possible we equalized the population and used total deaths for each country's top 10 causes to simulate an "Exchange." Use the chart on the left to sort by the country name and use the summary plus and minus column to measure the differences in total deaths.

Life Expectancy statistics are calculated the same way everywhere in the world, but what we die from can be very different depending upon where we live. Despite these differences, with rare exception, the top 10 causes of death for any given country will represent between 70-80% of their total deaths. This is an intellectual exercise only, not a comparison of which country is healthier or to challenge existing life expectancy rankings. If you prefer to see total deaths for over 80 causes and choose your own countries to compare go here: https://www.globallifeexpectancy.com/world-rankings-total-deaths

ABOUT OUR DATA

All meaningful comparisons between countries should be made using the same data source and year. The most reliable source for International comparisons is the World Health Organization because it is standardized for cross cultural comparisons. It is also reviewed annually, which often makes it more current than individual country data that can take years to compile. The WHO data includes individual country "projections," that are calculated based upon an annual consultation with each country before it is published. There are differences however, such as WHO data separates different forms of heart disease and cancer and combines Alzheimer's with Dementia. In this top 10 comparison WHO data for both countries was used.